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I think it’s well-known by now that a common thing on eBay is that a small group of people will snatch up all the EarthBound copies they can and then turn around and sell them for a much higher markup. That’s partly why I made BuyEarthBound.com, actually.

But for actual reference, I thought I’d give an example. Right now, there’s about roughly 38 copies of EarthBound for sale on eBay:

As of the time of this post, there are ten copies of EarthBound there. Meaning this one seller has 1/4 of the EarthBound supply on eBay.

Now, dealing in buying/selling of games IS a business, so I won’t fault anyone for that. I mainly wanted to point out a reason WHY the EarthBound market is what it is. In the end, the average price of the game wouldn’t be so high if buyers weren’t willing to pay it.

Still, I AM curious to know what level EarthBound prices will level out at. Then again, there was this. And this. So who knows 😛

I agree with Halloween. The Earthbound is Worthless campaign will really drive down prices. So will people refusing to pay these ridiculous prices.

Hitoshi said on Oct. 22, 2012

I like the idea of the campaign, but “Earthbound is Priceless” sounds better to be. I like the fact that worthless is a negative adjective like the “Earthbound Stinks!” campaign, but Priceless also gets across the same point.

manoverboard1619 said on Oct. 22, 2012

holy crap an earthbound i was watching just went for 305.00

Fayorei said on Oct. 28, 2012

I finally broke down and bought a cart from eBay, but I think I kinda got lucky especially looking at that one guy’s cart-only prices. Sadly, I misplaced my original copy- the one I got from Toys R Us so many years ago for $30. I probably lost the box first, then the guide, and the cart is somewhere at my childhood house, but no clue where.

This tends to happen to a bunch of games though. I’ve been checking eBay more, and so many people just slap “RARE!” on like every single game.